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SOUTH ASIAN BAR ASSOCIATION FOUNDATION: Form 990, tax year 2025

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Organization
SOUTH ASIAN BAR ASSOCIATION FOUNDATION (EIN 94-3340868)
Tax period
2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31
Filed
2026-03-06
IRS object ID
202600659349300445
Schema version
2025v4.0
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

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Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSIONTHE SOUTH ASIAN BAR ASSOCIATION OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA FOUNDATION IS THE CHARITABLE ARM OF SABA-NC. THE FOUNDATION (1) AWARDS FELLOWSHIPS TO LAW STUDENTS & RECENT GRADS TO HELP FURTHER THE MISSION OF SABA-NC AND (2) AWARDS SPONSORSHIPS TO VARIOUS ORGANIZATIONS, EVENTS, AND CAUSES.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 6THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE SOUTH ASIAN BAR ASSOCIATION OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA FOUNDATION INCLUDES COMPANIES AND INDIVIDUALS.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 7AINDIVIDUAL MEMBERS ARE ELECTED TO THE SOUTH ASIAN BAR ASSOCIATION OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA FOUNDATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR A TERM OF TWO YEARS.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 7BCERTAIN BOARD MEMBERS, WHO ARE INDIVIDUALS, ARE ALSO MEMBERS OF THE ORGANIZATION AND THEREFORE HAVE THE RIGHT TO VOTE ON ORGANIZATIONAL MATTERS.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11BTHE BOARD IS PROVIDED A DRAFT OF FORM 990 FOR ITS REVIEW. AFTER ALL QUESTIONS ARE ADDRESSED, THE BOARD WILL AUTHORIZE THE TREASURER TO FILE FORM 990.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19CURRENTLY, COPIES OF SOUTH ASIAN BAR ASSOICATION OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA FOUNDATION FORM 990 AND GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE AVAIALABLE UPON REQUEST.